Council Will Discuss Post Office

DELAND — After stopping a minister from operating a post office out of his Enterprise home in June, the Volusia County Council agreed to open the issue again to discussion at their Sept. 19 meeting.

When last discussed, council members said the post office on DeBary Avenue causes traffic problems and ordered the Rev. Ray Kennedy to stop mail service within 60 days. County zoning laws require council permission to operate such businesses in residential areas.

But Kennedy asked U.S. Rep. Bill Chappell, D-Ormond Beach, to intervene. Chappell sent the council a letter requesting them to reconsider, prompting them to put it on the September agenda.

Kennedy first appeared before the council in September 1984 and was granted permission to operate the post office. But the council changed its mind a month later after residents of the neighborhood complained about traffic problems and inadequate parking at the post office.